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Lobbying by Colleges and Institutes Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Colleges and Institutes Canada

Meetings this Parliament
156
With MPs
31
Since Nov 2021
557
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 29, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 8, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Pari Johnston, President and Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Florence Touré · Vice-President, Programs and Partnerships
  • Gustave Pinault-Masson · Senior Policy Advisor, Government Relations and Policy Research
  • Marie-Josée Fortin · Director, America's & Francophone & Lusophone Africa
  • Michael McDonald · Vice?President, External and Member Relations
  • Pari Johnston · President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Rose Blackwood · Senior Policy Advisor, Government Relations & Policy Research Former public office holder

    Formerly Member's Assistant, Office of Alistair MacGregor, MP, House of Commons (2018–2021)

    Formerly Constituency Assistant, Office of Murray Rankin, MP, House of Commons (2017–2017)

  • Tresanna Hassanally · Manager, Planning for Canada
  • Victoria Johnston · Policy Analyst, Government Relations and Policy Research

Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Elections Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), National Capital Commission (NCC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety Canada (PS), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • Advocate for place-based solutions to Canada’s biggest challenges, which support the region-specific mandates of public colleges and ensure local training needs are considered in policy development.
  • Increase support to developing countries and other partner countries to build technical and vocational training capacity, strengthen skills development and education systems, and enhance Canada’s global education brand.
  • Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy.
  • Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector.
  • Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges.
  • Share with officials the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians, and ensuring access to education for Canadians.
  • Advance reconciliation through partnerships with Canada’s public colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, and Indigenous Institutes of Education.
  • Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries.
  • Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage.
  • Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas.
  • Enable post-secondary institutions to obtain grants and loans to develop student housing projects, with additional supports for housing that supports students from vulnerable populations.
  • Ensure Canada’s colleges and institutes have the necessary federal support to provide high-quality training for future healthcare professionals.
  • Ensure the specific needs of institutions, including French institutions and those in minority linguistic communities, are taken into account when federal policies and programs are designed and delivered.

Registration 956617-16499-76. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Pari Johnston (336), Denise Amyot (221).

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Ted Hewitt · President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

    EducationResearch and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Immigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Sheldon Levy · Special Advisor to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Chelios Vuong · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Nicholas Mahoney · Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Bryan Rourke · Director of Operations, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Mike Burton · Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Jérôme Côté · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of National Revenue, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

    Taxation and Finance

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Daniel Blaikie · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Carmen Bezner Kerr · Member's Assistant, House of Commons

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Fragiskatos · Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

    Infrastructure

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Bryan Rourke · Director of Operations, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Isabelle Buchanan · Senior Policy Assistant, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Evelyn Dancey · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Education

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Alison McDermott · Assistant Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • George Rae · Director, Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Nipun Vats · Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Research and Development

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Mary Ng · Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Sheldon Levy · Special Advisor to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    EducationEmployment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Paul Thompson · Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Kristina Namiesniowski · Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Colette Kaminsky · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Atiq Rahman · Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    and 1 more
    • Katherine Wright · Senior Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Bryan Rourke · Director of Operations, Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

    EducationImmigration

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Frances McRae · Deputy Minister, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
    • Rhonda Fernandes · Director General, Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Catherine Demers · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Ben Chin · Senior Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Riley Schnurr · Deputy Director of Policy, Office of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Douglas Wong · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Farees Nathoo · Director of Issues Management and Parliamentary Affairs, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
    • Cassie Miller · Policy Assistant, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Kelly Griffin · Director of Policy, Office of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

    Employment and Training

    Official report

  • Reported by Pari Johnston · In-house (organization)

    • Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Finance of Canada, Finance Canada (FIN)

    Research and Development

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.